Families, groups of friends or couples choose this site as an attractive day-trip destination. Without meaning to engage in marketing with this photo report, I encourage those who visit Cuba not miss a chance to reconnect with this primitive age. (39 photos)
Read MoreOn a lazy Sunday afternoon stroll I sIuddenly I found myself in the Parque Metropolitano. It had been a long time since I enjoyed the sensation of being along a river landscape. I want to share these images as an invitation to rediscover this peaceful spot of the capital city. (21 photos)
Read MoreOn October 20 here on the island, we celebrated “National Culture Day.” In Havana there were concerts and theatrical performances, seminars and activities for children and adults, not to mention presentations of magazines, movies and CDs. (23 photos)
Read More“Tu no sospechas” (You Don’t Suspect) is the title for a dance show presented by the dance-theater company Retazos in honor of Ignacio Villa (“Bola de Nieve”) on the centenary of the birth of this singer-pianist and songwriter. (27 photos)
Read MoreFor me, at times, it’s is the buzz of an insect, the chance to see more of the sky, to breathe easily and to admire the colors, people and animals that don’t abound in these cement prisons that we know as cities. (24 photos)
Read MoreThree days of concerts took place recently in Santiago de Cuba for the 20th anniversary of the city’s Revolution Square, a monumental construction project designed by painter and sculptor Alberto Santiago Lescay. (32 photos)
Read MoreMany people are aware of the nice atmosphere of the outdoor courtyard of the Mella Theater, itself a site that is identified with jazz performances by younger musicians, though lately it has also been hosting other musical styles. (11 photos)
Read MoreSaturday was called the Day of Action, from thousand-strong marches to Open Forum discussions to mass bank withdrawals and account closings, culminating with the Occupation Party in Time Square that night. (10 photos)
Read MoreMy just-graduated-from-college son and I traveled to the Basque region of Spain recently for a one-week seminar and tour of the Mondragon Cooperative Complex (MCC), the famous worker-owned cooperatives. What I would like to do is provide a glimpse of a few aspects of Mondragon, and perhaps draw a few conclusions relevant to socialist Cuba. (58 photos)
Read MoreAll large and small cities around the world have in their architectural environments both austere and elaborate buildings for religious worship, with these now forming a part of the cultural heritage of each locale. My city of Santiago de Cuba and its vicinity are no exception. (19 photos)
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